Back أرنولد جاي ليفين Arabic Arnold J. Levine German Arnold J. Levine French アーノルド・J・レビン Japanese 아널드 J. 레빈 Korean Arnold J. Levine Dutch Arnold Jay Levine Portuguese Левин, Арнольд Russian 阿诺德·J·莱文 Chinese
Arnold J. Levine | |
|---|---|
| 8th President of Rockefeller University | |
| In office 1998–2002 | |
| Preceded by | Torsten Wiesel |
| Succeeded by | Paul Nurse |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 30, 1939 (age 85) Brooklyn, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Binghamton University University of Pennsylvania California Institute of Technology |
| Known for | p53 tumor suppressor protein |
| Awards | Ciba-Drew Award (1995) Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize (1998) Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize for Biology or Biochemistry (1998) Charles S. Mott Prize (1999) Keio Medical Science Prize (2000) Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research (2001) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Molecular biology/Molecular virology/Molecular genetics |
| Institutions | Institute for Advanced Study |
| Thesis | A study of the role of adenovirus structural proteins in the cessation of host cell biosynthetic functions (1966) |
| Doctoral advisor | Harold S. Ginsberg |
Arnold Jay Levine (born 1939), is an American molecular biologist. He was awarded the 1998 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize for Biology or Biochemistry and was the first recipient of the Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research in 2001 for his discovery of the tumor suppressor protein p53.[1]
He is currently Professor Emeritus of Systems Biology at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.[2]
- ^ Altman, Lawrence K. (March 15, 2001), "Scientist Wins Prize for Work on Cancer Gene", The New York Times.
- ^ Faculty profile, Institute for Advanced Study, retrieved 2011-05-12.